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as in consensuses
the state of being of one opinion about something
we were in agreement about one thing at least: that we'd never worked so hard in all our lives
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as in pacts
an arrangement about action to be taken
we finally reached an agreement regarding a fair division of the housework
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Recent Examples of agreements
They’re caught up in this bureaucratic system, this transfer system, these standardization agreements across state lines, so that anybody can move anywhere.
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Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
The Pisces Moon trine Jupiter favors agreements, good timing, and ideas that travel well when spoken plainly.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
Its pitch to college partners centers on three different potential avenues for generating revenue—the sale of DBGI stock issued under deals, millions in influencer marketing campaigns spent on individual college athletes and a cut of apparel sales via each school’s standard licensing agreements.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026
Environmentalists and tribal governments oppose those agreements, calling them an abdication of the state’s regulatory responsibility that gives irrigation districts too much sway over how much water will be allowed to flow through rivers and estuaries amid ongoing fishery and ecological decline.
—Andrew Graham
may 12, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
The robbery trial comes after delays stalled the case for years and Young repeatedly reversed course on plea agreements offered by prosecutors, including one that would have reduced his robbery charges to a minor felony with little prison time.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 12 May 2026
Star Catcher has signed seven power purchase agreements with seven companies to date, including Starcloud, Loft Orbital and Astro Digital.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 12 May 2026
Despite geopolitical tensions, both sides are expected to announce business and investment agreements, underscoring how deeply intertwined the world’s two largest economies remain.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Already, over the last two months, Ukraine has signed defense agreements with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, and Ukrainian officials say more deals are in the works.
—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
The Pisces Moon trine Jupiter favors agreements, good timing, and ideas that travel well when spoken plainly.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
Its pitch to college partners centers on three different potential avenues for generating revenue—the sale of DBGI stock issued under deals, millions in influencer marketing campaigns spent on individual college athletes and a cut of apparel sales via each school’s standard licensing agreements.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026
Environmentalists and tribal governments oppose those agreements, calling them an abdication of the state’s regulatory responsibility that gives irrigation districts too much sway over how much water will be allowed to flow through rivers and estuaries amid ongoing fishery and ecological decline.
—Andrew Graham
may 12, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
The robbery trial comes after delays stalled the case for years and Young repeatedly reversed course on plea agreements offered by prosecutors, including one that would have reduced his robbery charges to a minor felony with little prison time.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 12 May 2026
Star Catcher has signed seven power purchase agreements with seven companies to date, including Starcloud, Loft Orbital and Astro Digital.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 12 May 2026
Despite geopolitical tensions, both sides are expected to announce business and investment agreements, underscoring how deeply intertwined the world’s two largest economies remain.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Already, over the last two months, Ukraine has signed defense agreements with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, and Ukrainian officials say more deals are in the works.
—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agreements
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With cultural consensuses in disrepair and taste informed by an ever evolving spate of social media and streaming platforms, mainstream music trends were almost reliably fractious.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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Pickett and Grier are signed to one-year pacts.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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But the deals are done project by project, rather than via the older model of pacts that paid out millions in development funds and compensation over three or four years.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The singers’ buchi drone formed the core of the music’s harmonic language, which relied mostly on unisons, major seconds, and minor thirds.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
21 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Republicans held five straight conventions in the city, from 1904 through 1920.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Nowhere was this more evident than at his legendary speech, delivered in less than perfect Spanish and which seemed deliberately designed to provoke the literary sensibilities and conventions of the time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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Last year, Linde announced two new long-term supply contracts with space customers and investments to boost production capacity.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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Ogwumike is the president of the Women’s National Basketball Player’s Association, which recently negotiated a historic collective bargaining agreement, highlighted by the first multi-million-dollar contracts in league history.—
John Davis,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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For example, Connelly of Columbia University mentioned new understandings of the danger surrounding the Cuban missile crisis in 1962.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2026
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The research would have to extend into the professional realm to deepen these burgeoning understandings of how the dark facets of ourselves operate, suggesting even the necessity of the shadow as that might be directing our career choices through the world.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Agreements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agreements. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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